BJÖRT

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*berhtaz = 'light', 'shining' [1]

Proto-Norse

*bertaR = 'light', 'shining' [1]

Old Norse

bjartr = 'light', 'shining' [2]
bjartr = 'light', 'bright', 'shining' [3]

Gothic

baírht-s = 'light', 'bright', 'shining' [3]

Old High German

beraht = 'light', 'bright', 'shining' [3] [4] [5] [6] [1]

Old Saxon

beraht = 'light', 'bright', 'shining' [3]
berht = 'light', 'bright', 'shining' [5]

Old English

beorht = 'light', 'bright', 'shining' [3] [1]
briht = 'light', 'bright', 'shining' [1]

Icelandic

bjartur = 'light', 'shining' [1]

Related Names

See Bjartr (Norse) and Bert, Berto (German)

Combinations

Name
Element    
Example
ADAL see Aðalbjört (Norse) and Adalberaht (German) and Æþelbeorht (English)
AGI see Agilberaht (German)
AI see Ebert
AMAL see Amalbert (German)
ANN see Annaberta
AR see Árbjartur
AS see Ásbjartur (Norse) and Ansbert (German)
AST see Ástbjartur
AUD see Auðbjört (Norse) and Eadberht (English)
DAG see Dagbjört (Norse) and Dagobert (German)
DAL see Dalbert
EGG see Agilberaht (German)
EI see Ejbert
EIN see Ebert
ELIN see Elínbjört
ENGEL see Engilberht (German)
EY see Bjartey and Eybjört and Øbert
FJÖL see Filibert (German)
FRID see Friðbjartur (Norse)
GISL see Gisilberht (German)
GJAF see Brihtgifu (English)
GLO see Glóbjört
GRIM see Grimbert (German)
GUD see Guðbjört
GUNN see Gundibert (German) and Gunnbjört (Norse)
HAD see Hadebert (German)
HAG see Haganbert (German)
HEID see Heiðbjört (Norse) and Heidebert (German)
HEIL see Heilbert (German)
HEIM see Heimbrecht (German)
HER see Herbjört (Norse) and Heribert (German)
HILD see Hildibert (German) and Berthild (German)
HOLM see Hólmbert
HRAFN see Berhtraban (German)
HROD see Hrōdebert (German)
HUG see Hugiberht (German) and Hugbjört (Norse)
HUN see Humbert (German)
I see Ibert
ING see Ingibjört (Norse) and Ingobert (German)
IRM see Ermanberht (German)
IS see Ísbjört
JON see Jónbjört
KRIST see Kristóbert
KUNI see Kunibert (German)
LAND see Lantberht (German)
LIND see Betlinde and Lindbert (Norse)
MANN see Manbert and Bjartmann
MAR see Bjartmarr (Norse)
MARI see Bertmarí
MEY see Bjartmey (Norse)
MUN see Munibert (German)
NOR see Norðbjørt (Norse) and Nordbert (German)
O see Obert
OL see Olbert
RAGN see Raginbert (German)
RAND see Bertrand
RIK see Richbert (German)
SE see Sæbjört
SIG see Sigiberht (German)
SNÆ see Snæbjört
SOL see Sólbjǫrt
STEIN see Steinbjarta
SUN see Súnbjørt
SVAN see Svanbjört
SVEIN see Sveinbjartur
TEO see Teobert
TIL see Tilbert
ULF see Bertolf (German) and Bartolv (Norse)
VAL see Valbjört
VALD see Berhtwald (German)
VIG see Wigberta (German)
VILL see Vilbjørt (Norse) and Willibert (German)
VIN see Winibert (German)
VON see Vónbjartur
ÞJOÐ see Dietbert (German)
ÞOR see Bjartþór and Torbjørt

First Element Forms

Bart- Barth-
Be-
Berht-
Bert-
Bet-
Biart-
Bjart-
Brett-
Briht-
Brytt-

Last Element Forms

-bart
-be
-bearta
-beorht
-beraht
-berd
-berg
-berht -bert -berta -berte -berth -bertha -berthe -berthina -berthine -bertina -bertine -berto -bertus
-bjart -bjarta -bjartr -bjartur
-björt -bjørt
-brech -brecht -breckt -brect -bred -bredt -bregt -brek -brekt -bret -breth -brett -breyt
-bric -bricht -brict -brigt -brik -brikt -briktr -brit -brith
-bryc -brygth -brykt -bryt
-bräc -bräkt
-pa -pe
-per -peri
-peraht -perht -pert -pertti -pertus -petti
-pi
-po
-precht
-pus

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Guðrún Kvaran: Nöfn Íslendinga (2011)
  2. Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
  4. Eva Brylla: Förnamn i Sverige (2004)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Elof Hellquist: Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1922)
  6. Rosa und Volker Kohlheim: Duden Das große Vornamenlexikon (2007)